Indian artists of the Southwest

Duration: 0:15:16

Genre: Art | Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1972

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Lane Education Service District: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 23May72 · MP23070 (Jul-Dec 1972) Copyright holder: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp

Description: Relates the art of the Indians of Arizona and New Mexico to their history and tradition. Establishes the significance of art in contemporary Indian culture. Shows craftsmen fashioning stone and silver ornaments, pottery, woven rugs and kachina dolls. , A: Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate B: 800' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Color Sound 800 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.

Complete Record: , Relates the art of the Indians of Arizona and New Mexico to their history and tradition. Establishes the significance of art in contemporary Indian culture. Shows craftsmen fashioning stone and silver ornaments, pottery, woven rugs and kachina dolls., Examines the arts and crafts of several southwestern Indian tribes, including the Zuni, Hopi, and Navajo, and stresses the history and traditions which are apparent in the objects. Shows craftspeople fashioning their wares from resources gathered from their immediate environment. Illustrates the arts of stone and silverwork, pottery making, weaving, and kachina carving.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.